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Overview

All social science research starts with a question that indicates the human behavior being studied. In this activity, you will draft a research question related to the four advertisements you chose earlier in the course. To do this, you will need to dig deeper into what each advertisement is communicating. Are there any deeper or unspoken meanings besides the obvious goal of selling a product or service?

Prompt

Use the provided Module Four Activity Template Word Document to complete this activity. Revisit your previous assignments to review how individuals, groups, cultures, and stereotypes are presented in your four advertisements. Make sure to also consult the feedback your instructor provided. Based on this information, identify the underlying or socially significant messages communicated by your four advertisements. You will use your analysis to write a social science research question. Finally, explain how you used a social science perspective to help create your research question.

You are not required to answer each question below the rubric criteria but may use them to better understand the criteria and guide your thinking.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Describe the underlying meanings or socially significant messages each of your advertisements communicates.

In previous activities, you were asked to make objective observations. You can now use the knowledge gained from the course to interpret the social significance of your ads.

What messages about culture, relationships, biases, or social norms are being communicated? Go beyond the surface of the ad and look for deeper meanings.

Write a research question based on a social science perspective and related to at least one of your advertisements.

What patterns or themes did you notice when analyzing your ads? What elements popped out and made you curious? Consider what the ads say about individuals, groups, institutions, or society. If you were to design a sociological, psychological, or anthropological study of your ads, what question would you want to answer?

Your research question only needs to be related to one of your four advertisements. But if you find a common trend in your ads, you may tie your research question to more than one.

It is expected that you will revise your research question, but you will need to finalize it by the end of the next module.

Describe how you used a social science perspective to create your research question.

Each branch of the social sciences (sociology, psychology, anthropology, political science, and economics) is interested in different aspects of human behavior. Depending on the perspective you chose, how might a sociologist, psychologist, or anthropologist look at your ads? What would they focus on? What types of questions would they want to answer?

Guidelines for Submission

Submit the Module Four Activity Template. While references are not required, if you reference sources in your responses, they should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

Module Four Activity Rubric

Criteria

Proficient (100%)

Needs Improvement (75%)

Not Evident (0%)

Value

Socially Significant Messages

Describes the underlying meanings or socially significant messages each of the advertisements communicates Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying the meanings/messages in each ad, or providing greater support for claims about their significance Does not attempt criterion 30

Research Question

Writes a research question based on a social science perspective and related to at least one of the advertisements Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include writing a research question that is focused and measurable, directly related to at least one advertisement, and from the perspective of one branch of the social sciences Does not attempt criterion 30

Social Science Perspective

Describes how a social science perspective was used to create the research question Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include applying one social science perspective, or providing greater detail about the perspective’s relationship to the research question Does not attempt criterion 30

Articulation of Response

Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas 10

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